A few of my favorite moments over the last month:
- We finalized her adoption! She is officially "ours"...hooray!
- We had our first family picture session on the same day we finalized. She was so good for the entire hour long session.
- Emily also had her first "school pictures" at daycare. Randy found the sweetest outfit and she is smiling in all her pictures. The cuteness is just too much.
- She is sleeping in her crib AND through the night! So proud of my big girl.
- She is talking non-stop! Some mornings I wake up and hear her chatting away. It really is the best way to start my morning.
- She's holding her head up on her belly and trying very hard to roll over and/or crawl. I can tell she gets frustrated because her body is just not cooperating with what she wants it to do! She ALMOST made it last night so I know it will happen anytime now. :)
- She is figuring out how to prop herself up and is attempting to sit up. She's managed to hold that pose for a few seconds while my mom was holding her.
- While she was "sitting up" on my lap last weekend, she discovered her feet! She just looked at them and rubbed them for the longest time.
- She LOVES to watch tv (which I'm not crazy about). Anytime we are feeding or holding her and the tv is on, she immediately turns her head to see it. The other morning she didn't want to eat because her bottle was blocking her view of the Today Show. Oh, the drama! And Randy has had to cut down on his "Walking Dead" watching when she's around. :) We have found that she loves the show "Disney's House of Mouse" but it's only on You Tube. It's such a lifesaver when we are in the car and she's fussy.
- She really enjoys our reading time and has started turning the pages. Not always the most coordinated effort but amazing to watch.
- She sucks her thumb and forefinger on her right hand. It's so funny and looks like she is trying to whistle.
- She's also figured out how to take her pacifier out of her mouth. She will grab it with her right hand, pull it out of her mouth, look at it for few seconds, and pop it back in!
- She is responding to her name. She will turn her head and look at us when we say "Emily". :)
We have her 4 month check up the week after Thanksgiving. I can't wait to see how much she's grown. I'm also excited about the upcoming holidays and celebrating them with our baby girl. Randy and I have already begun Christmas shopping and we MAY have gone a bit overboard this year. But I think you're allowed to for their first Christmas. It's like a requirement or something for new parents. I'm pretty sure I read that in the baby handbook. :)
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